Horizon 2020 Master of Finance and Administration

Contributed by: Europa Media

From 2018-11-21 to 2018-11-22, Spain

This 2-day training course provides a complete insight into the financial management and administration of Horizon 2020 projects.

It will help you ensure that the day-to-day bookkeeping as well as the periodic and financial reports of your H2020 projects are sound and fully conform with the requirements of the H2020 Grant Agreement.

- Eligibility of various costs in Horizon 2020 may depend on various factors and differ on a case-by-case basis.Do you know how to interpret the FP7 and H2020 financial guidelines and make the right decisions?

- Calculation of personnel costs is the most common source of problems in financial reporting and audits.Do you know how to make your time-sheets bulletproof and your salary calculation correct?

- Financial rules of Horizon 2020 differ from the financial rules of FP7 in several instances.Do you know what these differences are and what implications they have on accounting and administration processes?

- EC financial audits for Horizon 2020 beneficiaries can be conducted directly by the Commission services or by external contractors.Do you know how the financial audits are conducted and how to get prepared for both approaches?

Why participate in the "H2020 – Master of Finance and Administration" course?

1. Trainers are actual Project Managers and Coordinators

This 2-day training course is built 100% on project experience and real-life examples. Our lecturers and workshop leaders are flesh-and-bone financial managers and administrators, whose daily work is to prepare financial reports and control budgets, manage project spendings and assist our project partners in their financial management. Their projects were recently subjects of an EC audit.

Horizon 2020 Financial RulesIntroducing the financial rules from the very basics to the most advanced issues using a practical, real-life approach.

Workshop: Financial Management and ReportingDiscover the well-known and utterly unique workshop of Europa Media. Participants will receive a package consisting of time-sheets, salary slips, invoices, contracts, per-diem certificates and mission reports for a virtual H2020 project. They will then have to calculate the eligible costs and submit a financial statement.

Your BenefitsLearn everything about the financial rules of Horizon 2020 - find out what is new, what has changed and how to get the most out of your budget.Participate in Europa Media's well-known Financial Reporting workshop and prepare your financial statement (Form C).Discover the mistakes you made during the workshops and find out how to avoid making them again.Network and exchange experiences with leading universities, research institutions, and companies from around the EU and beyond.